Southern University, Baton Rouge Women's Tennis
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a women's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $220,681, well below the median of $546k — $27,585 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,436,660 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,209 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$220,681 for the year
- Operating expenses$35,875 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,585 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,436,660 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,209 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,727 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Conyers head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school tennis players204,721 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,689 301 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $220,681 $27,585 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,436,660
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,727
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 13 | $1.6M | 982 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 12 | $391k | 976 | 94% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 8 | $521k | 992 | 89% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 56 | 8 | $244k | 990 | 96% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 75 | 6 | $253k | 992 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 75 | 8 | $1.2M | 992 | 15% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 8 | $131k | 991 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 8 | $460k | 976 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 9 | $379k | 991 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 10 | $302k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 7 | $179k | 991 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 8 | $56k | — | 49% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University room for 4 | 6 | $274k | $45,629 | 953 | vs | |
| Grambling State University room for 2 | 8 | $252k | $31,466 | 989 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University room for 2 | 8 | $222k | $27,723 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 2 | 8 | $221k | $27,585 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 6 | $180k | $29,971 | 968 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 3 | 7 | $179k | $25,587 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 4 | 6 | $173k | $28,770 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 8 | $131k | $16,429 | 991 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 5 | 5 | $47k | $9,412 | 1000 | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked